204 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
for a cow of this family at the New York Mills sale of 
September 10, 1873. 
Belvedere (1706) was one of the best bulls used by Bates, 
while the Duke of Northumberland (1940), the acknowl- 
edged champion bull of England in 1842, was undoubtedly 
the best bull ever produced at Kirklevington. Bates’ aim in 
breeding was to produce a dual-purpose cow, and as a con- 
sequence he gave careful attention to preserving the milk- 
ing qualities of his Shorthorns. There was a characteristic 
style and finish about Bates’ Shorthorns that still clings 
to cattle containing a strong infusion of this blood. While 
cattle of Thomas Bates’ breeding were frequently seen in 
the show-ring from 1838 to 1848, and wherever shown were 
unusually successful, he was personally very much opposed 
to training cattle for show. The Bates herd was dispersed 
in 1850, when prices were very low, and as a consequence 
the cattle did not bring what they were worth. 
236. Breeding by the Booths. — The elder Booth was 
a contemporary of Thomas Bates. His first herd was 
established at Killerby in 1790. His especial aim was to 
breed an earlier-maturing beast that would be noted for 
its beef-producing rather than its milk-producing qualities. 
While Booth was very ready to admit that the Collings 
had greatly improved Shorthorns, he did not think, as 
many of the breeders of the time apparently thought, 
that it was necessary to buy the females composing his 
herd of them. Among his early purchases were five 
heifer calves from the herd of Mr. Broader of Fairholme. 
To mate with these heifers, Booth purchased the Robert 
Colling bred bull, Twin Brother to Ben (660), and one 
of his get. Some of the best of the Killerby and Warlaby 
cattle descended from this line of breeding and from the 
following tribes or families: Blossom, Bright Eyes, Isabella 
